Bill Vohaska

William John "Bill" Vohaska (May 17, 1929 December 24, 2004) was an American football player. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team at the center position from 1948 to 1950.[1] He was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team center on its 1950 College Football All-America Team.[2][3] He later worked as a coach and teacher. He also founded and operated the Riverside Day Camp in Riverside, Illinois.[4]

Bill Vohaska
Vohaska from 1950 Illio
Position:Center
Personal information
Born:May 17, 1929
Riverside, Illinois
Died:December 24, 2004(2004-12-24) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois
Career information
High school:Cicero (IL) Morton
College:Illinois
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American (1950)

References

  1. "Vohaska Captained Gridders: AOY Candidate Named All-American Pivot". Daily Illini. May 16, 1951.
  2. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
  3. "Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. 1950-12-06.
  4. Vikki Ortiz Healy (September 18, 2009). "Hazy, crazy camp days: For decades, Riverside Day Camp gave kids a place to romp all summer -- until insurance concerns rained on the parade". Chicago Tribune.


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